Of course we can list the current directors. I think they are on the website, for future reference.
Don Arburn - SA Aimee Beveridge - Austin Jon Cradit - San Marcos Allan Cobb - SA Kevin McGowan - Houston Joe Mitchell - SA Linda Palit - SA Joe Ranzau - SA William Russell - Austin Geary Schindel - SA Sue Schindel - SA Don, Aimee, Kevin, and Sue are up for re-election. I believe Aimee has decided to not run for reelection, but will continue to manage Godwin Ranch property. We are seeking nominations, and the nominations committee tries to present a slate with good candidates from different areas. Nominations can also be made from the floor at the meeting. The nominations committee will announce who it is putting forth as candidates soon. Ultimately, however, what matters is who the membership votes for, which means coming to the meeting and voting. I will talk to the nominations committee and see what they have, but even after the committee puts forth a recommendation, nominations can still be made. We will be electing 5 directors at TCR, increasing the board numbers to 13. This is intended to make getting a quorum easier. The board meets once a month by phone on a week night and about 4 times a year in person. As to TCMA policies, we try to operate under our bylaws, and use them to guide our actions. Bylaws can be changed only at members meetings. The bylaws say members elect board members and then board members elect the officers. Policy is determined to try to standardize some procedures and make explicit expectations; we have policies on things like research on TCMA properties, conflict of interest policy, board member description and others as needed. As TCMA has grown, we have needed to make policy and tried to do so. But it seems something new is always coming up that would be more functional with specific policy. Hope that answers your questions without boring all too much; organizations don't run themselves, but they run me crazy sometimes. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Terry Holsinger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 5:46 PM To: Linda Palit Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TCMA Board Election Announcement - 2nd Announcement Linda, thanks for this update. Can you tell us who is on the current board (and where do they live) and then can you list who is running (and their home town as well)? Or would this be against the TCMA's policy's? Like the TSA it would be a good think to have board members from all the "major" caver areas. Terry H. Linda Palit wrote: > TCMA will elect 5 board members at TCR. The election will be Sunday > morning, October 18^th , at the TCMA members meeting. This meeting > begins at 9 am. Visitors are welcome, though they will not be able to > vote. Electing the board is the most direct way members have to provide > input on the direction and conduct of TCMA business. Please come to the > meeting and participate in this election. > > > > Nominations for the board can be made through the nominations committee > or directly on the floor of the meeting. Candidates will asked to > provide a brief statement of their vision of TCMA's future and of the > role they are willing to play. This statement can be oral or oral/ > written. A description of the duties of a board member can be provided > by any board member. > > > > Thanks, > > Linda and the TCMA Board > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
